Fourth in a series of resilience workshops scheduled to be held October 17 in Waukon

Allamakee County residents are invited to attend the next event in the THRIVE series of interactive workshops being co-hosted by Mental Health Today - a Matt Howe Tribute (MHT) and the nonprofit, Worldmaker. “Lead From Where You Are” is a one-hour workshop focused on learning how to better respond to negative behaviors, helping others get their needs met and shifting from blaming to helpful solutions.

“Lead From Where You Are” is open to all Allamakee County residents and is being offered in two different one-hour sessions Monday, October 17 to give residents the opportunity to choose which one best fits their schedule for that day. A morning session will take place from 9-10 a.m. at the Waukon Wellness Center, and an afternoon session will be held from 12-1 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Light refreshments will be provided at both sessions.

This workshop provides simple, research-based strategies to help individuals own their role as a leader and create higher performing environments. Workshop leaders note, “‘Ubuntu: I am because you are.’ As this beautiful African saying reminds us, we are who we are because of the others around us. Each of us has a role to play in contributing to environments that support all to thrive.”

The workshops are co-hosted by Allamakee County natives Rachelle Howe (MHT) and Dr. Mollie Marti (Worldmaker). Dr. Marti is CEO of Worldmaker and the developer of the THRIVE Resilience Model that serves as the foundation for the program. Howe created Mental Health Today, a brain health and suicide prevention initiative, after losing her husband, Matt, to suicide and subsequently losing two of her husband’s brothers as well. She is committed to bringing forth some good from her loss.

This is the fourth workshop in a six-part series in Allamakee County throughout 2022, delivering practical tools to help adults and youth cultivate trusted relationships, manage stress, build hope, cope with adversity, find meaning in hardship and grow personal resilience skills. Each session is provided at no cost to participants thanks to the support of sponsors, community donations and volunteers. Remaining workshops in the series are slated to be held November 7 and December 5 of this year.

“These workshops are about creating a fun environment where we can give people tools to become more resilient,” says Howe. “We really appreciate community members attending and inviting others because this is something we all need in life. Everyone is welcome to attend!”